Pimm's is a traditional English summer drink. You can buy ready-made Pimm's, but if you happen to know the secret recipe, you can make your own (which is not quite the same, but comes pretty close).
To make the Pimm's-type concentrate (like the stuff you buy in a bottle), mix the following ingredients together:
London Dry Gin, 1 measure
Red vermouth, 1 measure
Orange curaçao, 1/2 measure
Pour into a jug, over ice.
Dilute with three times the volume of chilled lemonade or Seven-up.
Add sliced cucumber, mint leaves and sliced orange. Also add borage (Borago officinalis) leaves if you can find some.
You can add sliced strawberries, apple, lemon etc if you wish -- although some object to such 'fruit salad' concoctions.
Recipe for DIY Pimm's
Pimm's is a traditional English summer drink. You can buy ready-made Pimm's, but if you happen to know the secret recipe, you can make your own (which is not quite the same, but comes pretty close).
To make the Pimm's-type concentrate (like the stuff you buy in a bottle), mix the following ingredients together:
Pour into a jug, over ice.
Dilute with three times the volume of chilled lemonade or Seven-up.
Add sliced cucumber, mint leaves and sliced orange. Also add borage (Borago officinalis) leaves if you can find some.
You can add sliced strawberries, apple, lemon etc if you wish -- although some object to such 'fruit salad' concoctions.
Serve in half pint or pint glasses.